• HughJanus
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    1 year ago

    You’re mistaken. The vast majority of Android apps do not work without Play Services installed.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know what to tell you mate. Have you tried microG recently?

      I’m running my banking app, social media apps, a bunch of games, mail app etc, all without play services.

      https://community.e.foundation/t/list-apps-that-work-or-do-not-work-with-microg/21151

      Paid apps are harder to get working, but I’ve had some success patching them with luckypatcher.

      Honestly though, the biggest surprise to me was how little I needed those proprietary apps. Usually with a bit of digging I was able to find great open source alternatives.

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        1 year ago

        Same here. Running F-Droid and Aurora Store on CalyxOS. Every app like banking, authenticators and all the others work like a charm. True freedom. You can do everything with your phone what you want. Can even imagine to go back to Google restrictions and horrible bloatware.

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        1 year ago

        MicroG uses Play Services. That’s why you have to log into an account.